Turning on the Engine

Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Time
10:30 am - 12:25 pm
Hall
Messe München
Room
Hall B2, Booth B2.550

Hydrogen technology and supply have been gaining strategic importance globally. In a context of climate change, supply chain crisis and war, the yet young technology has been put on top of the agenda of all the big economic zones. Europe's first move has been answered by actions of China and lead to reaction by the USA. The session discusses what policy makers should do and effectively do, how industry adapts and adopts, and how this translates into industrial action.

10:30 am - 10:40 amWelcome and Introduction

Bart Biebuyck (Moderator)

Chief Executive Officer

Hybart

10:40 am - 11:00 amInsights from the European Commission

Dr. Rudolf Kempener

Member of Cabinet

European Commission

11:00 am - 11:20 amMission Innovation Hydrogen Valley Platform 2.0

Markus Kaufmann

Principal

Roland Berger

11:20 am - 11:40 amDecarbonising the Heat Sector: Why Hydrogen will Play a Role

Jean Pierre Vial

Product Owner Floorstanding Gas Boiler, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Activities

Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG

11:40 am - 12:00 pmTowards a Green Hydrogen Economy - Electrolyzer Business and Decentralized Fuel Cell Systems

Wayne-Daniel Kern

Vice President Commercial Responsibility - SOFC

Robert Bosch GmbH

12:00 pm - 12:20 pmEU's Green Hydrogen Auction for 800 Million Euro in 2023

Ewelina Daniel

Policy Officer, DG CLIMA Unit C.2 - Low Carbon Solutions (II): Research & Low Carbon Technology Deployment

European Commission

12:20 pm - 12:25 pmQ&A and Closing

Speakers
Speaker
Ewelina Daniel, European Commission

Policy Officer, DG CLIMA Unit C.2 - Low Carbon Solutions (II): Research & Low Carbon Technology Deployment

Belgium

Ewelina Daniel is Policy Officer in European Commission, Directorate General (DG) Climate Action working on development of pilot auctions scheme for renewable hydrogen under the Innovation Fund. She also coordinates the Innovation Fund large-scale calls for proposals and works on the use of Innovation Fund for financial instruments. Previously she was team leader in DG Energy on energy system modelling for setting the 2030 energy and climate targets and she also worked in DG Internal Market on regulatory standards for vehicles. She has master degrees in political science and in economics.

Speaker
Wayne-Daniel Kern, Robert Bosch GmbH

Vice President Commercial Responsibility - SOFC

Germany

In January 2019, Wayne-Daniel Kern co-founded the SOFC program as Vice President and holds the commercial responsibility within the project. In addition to his work at Bosch, Wayne-Daniel Kern has been a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer at Hydrogen Europe since June 2022.

Speaker
Dr. Rudolf Kempener, European Commission

Member of Cabinet

Belgium

Ruud Kempener is a member of cabinet for the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, where he is responsible for hydrogen, biogas, CCS and the energy-intensive industries. Ruud joined the Commission in 2016, where he has been responsible for EU hydrogen policies, renewables financing, and international cooperation activities on renewables.

Speaker
Jean Pierre Vial, Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG

Product Owner Floorstanding Gas Boiler, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Activities

Germany

Pierre Vial studied industrial engineering at the Technical University Mittelhessen and holds a Master degree in Business Administration and Engineering. After graduating, he started as a trainee in product management and subsequently became the responsible product manager for fuel cells. Since 2020 he is Product Owner SOFC Fuel Cells and Hydrogen and since 2022 he is also responsible as Product Owner for PEM Fuel Cells.

Speaker
Markus Kaufmann, Roland Berger

Principal

Germany

Markus Kaufmann is a Principal in Roland Berger's Hamburg Office. For the past 10 years, he has been working on clen hydrogen as part of Roland Berger's growing cross-functional expert team in the field. He advises clients from the public and private sector around the world on strategic projects along the entire hydrogen value chain, with a particular focus on developing integrated clean hydrogen investment projects, supporting the entry of new players into the market and advancing the industrialization of critical supply chains such as electrolyzers. Markus has co-published numerous studies on hydrogen and fuel cells; his academic background is in business administration (University of Mannheim) and international affairs (Sciences Po Paris).

Speaker
Bart Biebuyck (Moderator), Hybart

Chief Executive Officer

Germany

Bart Biebuyck is since May 2016 the Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (Clean Hydrogen JU), a public-private partnership aiming at facilitating the deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in Europe. Under his leadership, a strong emphasis on cooperation with cities and regions led to the creation of the Hydrogen Valleys concept and the formation of the European Hydrogen Valleys partnership. Dissemination of project results and building technology awareness among the European citizens became an important priority. As an engineer he understands the importance of basic research and is a key focusing point on the call preparations. Before, Bart Biebuyck was at the Powertrain Division of Toyota Motor Europe where he held various management positions. His expertise in the automotive industry includes extensive knowledge related to the deployment of new technologies such as hydrogen and fuel cells in the European market. Bart was responsible for the European trials of the Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle, which were conducted partly in the German Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) program. He also had the opportunity to develop and expand his expertise in Japan, where he lived and worked for two years. In addition to his industrial experience, Bart has been politically active in his local town since 2006. In 2013 he became the vice president of the City Council, responsible, among others, for the local economy and education. Bart's term as the Executive Director of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking was extended for four years until May 2023. Bart studied Automotive engineering at the HTS Autotechnieken in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

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